Accession No
1979.310 B.1-2
Description
Two iron nails, [1.] with a flat circular head and shaft with a squared cross-section, and [.2] with an oval head and bent shaft with a square cross-section. Points of both have come away and are missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury Road; Manor Farm
Period
Roman
Source
Alexander, John (Dr) [donor]; Trump, David [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1979.310 B.1-2; A6/1 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Some found with label 'discarded sandstone frags'
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1979.310 A-B: 'Sherds of colour-coated and coarse ware, fragment of tile (including part of a flanged ?), pieces of animal-bones and teeth, two iron nails, and a piece of oyster-shell.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Site AR I, Manor Farm, excavated by David Trump, 1965-1966.
Manor Farm Arbury Road excavations, 1965-1969 (Event no. ECB359). See archive for unpublished reports (Doc.493-Doc.497 and GO3/3/41).
Event Date 1965
Author: Sam Daisley
Context (References)
Alexander, John, et al. (1966). ‘Arbury Road Cambridge 1965-66: A Preliminary Report on Excavations at Sites AR I, II, III, IV and V'. Unpublished report.
Event Date 1966
Author: Sam Daisley
Context (CMS Context)
Excavated by Alexander.Dr.John in 1965-7.
Deposit: EX Top
Event Date 25/1/1993
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Two iron nails, [1.] with a flat circular head and shaft with a squared cross-section, and [.2] with an oval head and bent shaft with a square cross-section. Points of both have come away and are missing.
Event Date 2/8/2021
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:292910
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